Chili Pepper Madness· by Mike Hultquist★ 5.0 (74)

Homemade Chicago-Style Giardiniera Recipe (Hot Giardiniera)

Name: Homemade Chicago-Style Giardiniera Recipe (Hot Giardiniera)
Prep time: 3600 min
Total time: 3600 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: italian
Ingredients: 1 cup cauliflower florets (chopped (about 1/4 head of cauliflower)); 5 jalapeno peppers (diced (use bell peppers for mild giardiniera); 5 serrano peppers (diced (or use sport peppers - optional, for hot giardiniera)); 1 medium carrot (diced); 2 celery stalks (diced); 1/2 cup salt; 1 cup olive oil ((extra virgin is best, though you can use vegetable oil)); 1 cup vinegar ((or use water, like many Chicago giardiniera brands - see the Recipe Notes)); 4 cloves of garlic (minced); 2 teaspoons dried oregano; 1/2 teaspoon celery seeds; 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper ((or to taste)); Ground black pepper ((to taste)); 1/2 cup green olives (chopped)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 24 · 60h total

Servings

Calories

5% of a 2,000 cal day

91KCAL

Protein

0g1% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat9g

12%

Saturated1g

Unsaturated8g

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Total Carbs1g

Fiber1g

Total Sugars0g

—

incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch0g

—

Sodium2408mg

100%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

A Chicago-style pickled vegetable condiment with cauliflower, peppers, and aromatics in vinegar and oil. Spicy, tangy, and essential for Italian beef sandwiches and charcuterie boards.

Ingredients

24 SERVINGS

1 cupcauliflower florets — chopped, ¼ head
5jalapeno peppers — or bell peppers
5serrano peppers — diced, or sport peppers
1medium carrot — diced
2celery stalks — diced
½ cupsalt
1 cupolive oil — extra virgin, or vegetable oil
1 cupvinegar — or water
4cloves of garlic — minced
2 tspdried oregano
½ tspcelery seeds
1 tbspcrushed red pepper
Ground black pepper — to taste
½ cupgreen olives — chopped

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Method

60h total

Read the method on Chili Pepper MadnessMike Hultquist’s original page

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Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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